601  
FNUS74 KMOB 201823  
FWSMOB  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CHICK 372...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL  
1223 PM CST TUE JAN 20 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON JANUARY 21.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
...LOW DISPERSION INDEX AROUND 17 EXPECTED THURSDAY OVER THE BURN  
AREA...  
   
DISCUSSION  
THERE IS A 30% CHANCE OF RAIN WEDNESDAY, AND A 50%  
CHANCE OF RAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT, AND A 50% CHANCE OF RAIN  
THURSDAY. FOR WEDNESDAY, THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS NEAR  
65%, 20 FT WIND GUSTS WILL BE UP TO NEAR 20 MPH, TRANSPORT WINDS  
WILL BE MOSTLY SOUTHERLY TO SOUTH-SOUTHEASTERLY, AND DISPERSION  
VALUES WILL BE FAIR. FOR THURSDAY, THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY  
IS NEAR 80%, TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE MOSTLY SOUTHERLY TO SOUTH-  
SOUTHWESTERLY, AND DISPERSION VALUES WILL BE GENERALLY POOR.  
 
FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS...FOG IS NOT EXPECTED.  
 
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.  
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING  
AND AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...335-823 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 15 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 4 TO 7 METERS/SECOND.  
DISPERSION INDEX....20 INCREASING TO 29 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON,  
THEN DECREASING TO 18 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............3.  
STABILITY CLASS.....3.  
 
TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........76 76 88 89 91 90 90 92  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 20 20 20 30 30 30  
TEMP............51 54 58 61 61 61 62 59  
RH..............68 69 67 65 67 70 67 80  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 7 7 6 6 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 16 16 16 15 14 13 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.5 2.1 2.7 2.4 1.8 1.8 1.8  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSE S S S S S S SSE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 14 15 15 12 9 9 9  
TRANS WIND DIR..SSE S S S S S S SSE  
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 7 7 5 4 4 4  
DISPERSION IDX..17 23 28 33 25 18 17 17  
LVORI...........3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 3 TO 5 METERS/SECOND.  
DISPERSION INDEX....4.  
LVORI...............7.  
STABILITY CLASS.....3.  
 
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........89 88 88 88 86 85 83 79 75 71 73 75  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 40 40 50 50 50 50 50 50  
TEMP............57 56 54 53 52 52 52 51 51 51 51 52  
RH..............86 86 93 96 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100  
20 FT WIND DIR..SSE SSE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 8 9 12 12 10 9 8 8 7 7 7  
TRANS WIND DIR..SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE S S S S S  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3  
DISPERSION IDX..5 4 4 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3  
LVORI...........5 6 6 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.  
MIN HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY  
IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-732 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 2 TO 4 METERS/SECOND.  
DISPERSION INDEX....8 INCREASING TO 14 LATE IN THE MORNING.  
LVORI...............7.  
STABILITY CLASS.....2.  
 
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........77 77 78 78 78 79 79 76 74 71 71 72  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50  
TEMP............52 54 55 57 60 62 65 66 67 67 65 63  
RH..............100 100 100 100 96 93 87 84 81 81 87 90  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE ESE  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 3 5 5 6 6 5 5 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.6 1.0 1.4 1.9 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.3  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S SSW SSW SW SW SW SSW SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 7 8 9 9 9 8 7 6 5  
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S SSW SSW SW SW SW SSW SE  
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2  
DISPERSION IDX..5 5 7 8 10 15 17 17 15 13 11 11  
LVORI...........9 9 8 8 7 5 4 4 4 4 5 5  
 
 
FORECASTER...13  
REQUESTED BY...RODNEY LANDRUM  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2600654.0/MOB  
.DELDT 01/21/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL RODNEY.LANDRUM@USDA.GOV  
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